Odisha State Govt Holiday list for the calendar year 2026
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Makar Sankranti – 14th January, Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti/Basanta Panchami-23rd January Republic Day-26th January, Dola Purnima-3rd March, Holi-4th March, Id-Ul-Fitre-21st March, Shree Ram Nabami-27th March, Utkal Divas-1st April, Good Friday-3rd April, Mahabishuba Sankranti/Dr. BR Ambedkar Jayanti- 14th April, Budha Purnima/Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu-1st May, Sabitri Amabasya-16th May, Id-ul-Zuha-27th May, Raja Sankranti-15th June, Muharram-26th June, Ratha Yatra-16th July, Independenceday-15th August, Birthday of Prophet Mohammad-26th August, Jhulana Purnima-27th August, Janmastami-4th September, Ganesh Puja-14th September, Nuakhai-15th September, Day following Nuakhai-16th September, Gandhi Jayanti-2nd October, Maha Saptami-17th October, Maha Nabami-19th October, Vijaya Dasami-20th October, Rasa Purnima-24th November, X-Mas Day-25th December.
OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS
Guru Govind Singh Birthday-6th January, Sab-e-Qadr-17th March, Easter Saturday-4th April, Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy-22nd May, Bahuda Yatra-24th July, Foundation Day of Bramha Samaj-20th August, Anla Nabami-18th November, Prathamastami-1st December, Christmas eve-24th December. The State Government employees may avail one optional holiday on any festive occasion/commemorative days as listed above.